The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-06-10
A NOBLE WAFARRE.

1t Is Being Waged in the Interests of the
Youth of the Land-Proceedinss of the
| international Sunday School Conven-
tion at Chicago-Election of Officers
/ Committee Reports, Etc.
! CHICAGO, June The fifth Interna-
| tional Sunday. School convention began in
/ Battery D armory yesterday morning at
| 9:3o. Tue body was called to order by B.
F. Jacobs, of Chicago who nominated L
| II. Evans, of Texas, as temporary presi-
dent Mr.. Evans was greeted with ap-
plause, and made a pleasant address. Mr..
Wagner, of Pennsylvania. was chosen as
temporary secretary. A nominating
committee was then selected The roll was
called, and the following States, Terri
tories and Provinces were found to be
represented
Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California Colo
RADIO, Connecticut. Dakota, Delaware, District
OF Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Kansas, Kentucky, Maine Maryland Massa-
! chusetts Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi,
Missouri. Montana, Nebraska Nevada, New
| Hampshire New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Ore
/ gon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Caro-
lima, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia. Washington
/ Territory, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming,
Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick
and Prince Edwards Islands.
General Clinton B. Fiske of New Jersey,
was then introduced as the temporary pre-
siding officer, Mr.. Evans declaring that
! he had only been chosen "to fill gapn
General Flske said he should insist on keep
| ing Mr.. Evans in the chair. Before sitting
/ down, however, he delivered an address
which aroused much enthusiasm.
Rev. DR.. e. P. Goodwin, of the First
! Congregational Church, Chicago, was in
! troduced and delivered an address of well
| come.
Hon. E. Nelson Blake followed with an
address of welcome on behalf of the lay.
men of the city,
Responsive addresses were made by
Rev w. FL. WithroW, of Ontario, Can,
Rev. E. P. Holp, of Dalzota Rev B. 2.
Snow, of Maine, Rev S. H. Weller Of
California, and Ira H. Evans of Texas.
Rev S. F. Smith, of Newton, Mass, the
venerable author of +" My Country, IT'S of
Thee was then introduced, and received
the heartiest kind of salutaton He
read the first and last verses of the re.
noWned anthem, after which the 1900 per-
sons present, rising, united in stirring
rendition Of the song The episode was
memorable one.
At the afternoon session a statement
showing the numerical strength of the
| Sunday-school system throughout the
world was offered by e. Payson Porter,
statistical secretary. 1t IS as follows:
United States Schools, &c. 1852; scholars,
| S,034 AIS; teachers, 1,107, 40 Canada
Schools, 6022; scholars, 414,19S; teachers,
50,2S5. Central America, Mexico and West
Indes-Schools, $50; scholars, $4,000;
teachers, $3.50. In the world there are
16,447 800 scholars and 1852, 167 teachers.
The report shows a gain during the year
in the United States of !, 459 schools, 1885,
645 scholars and So 452 teachers.
A partial report from the Nominating
Committee suggested William Reynolds,
OF Peoria, ILL.,, as permanent chairman,
and he was unanimously elected, and was
introduced by General Fiske.
The report of the Executive Committee
was presented by b. +. Jacobs The
question of an International Sunday.
school convention, to include all lands,
to be held in Europe, was submitted.
TWenty-ti five States and Territories were
visited by members of the committee and
many new organizations formed and old
ones revived. Many pledges of money
have not been paid and much work that
was planned could not be carried out The
committee wishes $4,000 per annum.
An earnest effort should be made to
secure the thorough organization of
each State, Territory and Province.
Systematic house to house visitation is
suggested. In the United States and Ter
ritories and the Dominion Of Canada there
were only 100000 children in the Sunday
school and 5000, 900 out of it. A contribu-
ton of two cents each week from every
member of the Sunday schools would give
$4,000, 900 a year. 1t was possible to give
this amount, which was needed at the pres
ent time.
The general report of the treasurer
showed S. 1853 received and 81, 800 ex-
pended, leaving a balance of $943 B. r.
Farnum, OF Alabama; l.. c. Peake, of On
tarlo; Dr. Sheldon Jackson, Of Alaska,
and Rev John McKillickan, Of Quebec,
made five minute reports Of the Sunday
school work in their respe ctve districts.
At the evening session Rev. Warren
Randolph, d. D.. read the report of the
International Lesson Committee. Some
efforts were made to do away with tho
series OF uniform lesson-leaves. More was
gained by uniform study of the Die than
was lost by an occasional infelicitous Sc
lection. The committee proposed the fol-
lowing plan of study for the seven years
for which it was appointed to make the Sc
lections:
In 1887 six months in the Old Testament and
SIX months in Matthew; 1888 the reverse of
1887; 1889 six months in Mark and six months in
the Old Testament: 1890, twelve months in
Luke; 1891, nine months in the Old Testament
and three in john 1892 six months in John
and six in the Old Testament; 1893 three
months in the Old Testament and nine in the
Acts and Epistles.
The Nominating Committee suggested
the following officers, and they were elect
ed by the convention:
Secretares-J. B. Phipps, Baltimore: M. r..
Carver Wichita, Kan. Alfred Day. Toronto,
Treasurer L. H Bigelow, New York CITY. FL
nance Committee, L. H. Bigelow, Chairman;
John Wanamaker, Philadelphia; ]. G. Court
ney, Atlanta, Ga.
Rev. Edward Towers, secretary of the
London Sunday School Union, spoke of the
work in Great Britain and on the CONT
nent One in five of the people attended
Sunday schools.
Hon. I. E. Clark, of Iowa, president of
the Iowa Sunday-School Association of
that State, SAID that they had during the
last year legislated $500 saloons out Of
existence aud put Sunday-schools in their
places. Iowa was in the center of
civilization. Iowa was planning how
to help Chicago to put down anarch-
ism or rather to hang anarch1sm
at the end of a rope. The lesson of
the Haymarket bomb was that the teach
lngs of the Sunday-school were needed in
the streets of Chicago. Such plague-spots
We're scattered all over and were threat
ening the overthrow Of the Nation.
To Prosecute Arensdorf
DES MONIES Ia. June Tho Iowa